System for measuring points on a vehicle during damage repair
US7376492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/0025
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A carriage moves back and forth under a vehicle and three cameras or laser fixed along one axis pivot in a common plane, utilizing two cameras at time to locate a target fixed to a reference point on the undercarriage of the vehicle. Triangulation calculations, combined with the location of the cameras provide the location of the reference point in space in a three-dimensional coordinate system and compare that location with a stored designed location of the reference point prior to the crash, allowing the vehicle structure to be returned to its designed shape by other equipment.
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